Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

It is hereby ordered that Neal Smith, William T. Bie, Charles Leo Milroy, William S. DeGroff, and Cornelius Lynch may be appointed to classified positions of junior mechanic, under mechanic, senior guard, guard, and junior laborer.

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Executive Order 8513—Authorizing the Appointment of Neal Smith, William T. Bie, Charles Leo Milroy, William S. DeGroff, and...

08/11/1940

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